(19 Sep 2025)
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Washington – 19 September 2025
1. We Are America marchers walking down the National Mall
2. We Are America marchers arriving
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) MJ Tune, Founding member of We Are America:
“We marched from Philly to DC, to carry a copy of the Constitution to remind our elected officials of their oath to defend it against enemies, both foreign and domestic. We also wanted to build a sense of community on this March.”
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4. Marchers holding American flags embracing
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) MJ Tune, Founding member of We Are America:
“We have, some really incredible people coming from all across the country who saw this vision that we had and believed in it and wanted to find a sense of community where they didn’t feel like they had it before.”
6. SOUNDBITE(English) Ted Regnaud and Dianne Shaw-Cummins, Mother and son, marchers:
Shaw-Cummins: “Two months ago he came into the kitchen and he said to me, Mom would you like to walk from Philadelphia to Washingron DC? And I said, sure, I can do that.”
Regnaud: “She said, I can do that.”
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Al Green, (D) Texas:
“You marched on 160 miles. And today you are now bringing the Edmund Pettus Bridge moment to Washington, DC. You’re bringing it to fruition.”
8. Pan from signatures on fabric to a large version of the US Constitution before the US Capitol
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9. SOUNDBITE (English) MJ Tune, Founding member of We Are America:
“We went through a lot of different stops. It was a 14-day march. So, it was really an incredible experience. And we were warmly greeted by every community we went to.”
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Chris Van Hollen, (D) Maryland:
“In America we do not bow down to kings and dictators. So, I ask you: Are we going back?”
Crowd: “Hell no.”
11. Sen. Chris Van Hollen. (D) Maryland being greeted on stage
12. Wide of two people holding an upside down American flag before the US Capitol
13. People signing massive fabric version of the US Constitution
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14. SOUNDBITE (English) MJ Tune, Founding member of We Are America:
“We presented Van Hollen with a copy of the Constitution. It was Constitution made up from kids from all over the country. And, we really just want to remind our elected officials, and also just the general voting populace, that our children are watching what we’re doing and they’re learning from our action or inaction.”
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STORYLINE:
Over the span of 14 days, nearly 200 people marched from Philadelphia to Washington, DC in defense of democracy.
From children to the elderly, members of the We Are America march arrived in the nation’s capital on a warm and sunny Friday, tired but joyous, to be greeted with hugs and cheers from supporters and members of the United States Congress.
The mission of their sprawling walk was to unite a movement strong enough to hold America accountable in the face of the mass firings of government employees, the federal takeover of District of Columbia law enforcement and myriad disagreements with actions made by the Trump administration and the president himself.
MJ Tune, one of the founders of the march, said people came from all over the country to participate.
“We have, some really incredible people coming from all across the country who saw this vision that we had and believed in it and wanted to find a sense of community where they didn’t feel like they had it before,” Tune said.
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